Chairman of Nashik Cyclists Foundation, Jaspal Singh Virdi, died of a heart attack near Pathardi village on Mumbai-Agra national highway here this morning, while he was cycling.
He was 38.
"Virdi, who was cycling on the highway, felt uneasy and collapsed on the ground following a massive heart attack. near Pathardi village. He was immediately taken to a private hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead," sources from the Nashik Cyclists Foundation said.
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After taking over as the chairman of the foundation, Virdi had undertaken several initiatives to popularise cycling. Last week, the foundation had organised Nashik-Pandharpur cycle ride, in which Virdi himself had participated.
The last rites will be performed in Nashik tomorrow.
He is survived his wife and two sons.
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